Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory begins its 15th year in business with an enchanting staging of this comedy, simultaneously a spoof and a celebration of a pastoral idyll. It will be followed by another wonky Eden when in April the company offers its first modern play, Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. This season opener, though, is a fine example of how this studio theatre-in-the-round has consistently punched above its weight.

There are times in Andrew Hilton’s production when you want a bit more spectacle, but these are more than made up for by the clarity, intimacy and gentle wit that drives